Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -3.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money WAKE -175 / SYR +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual WAKE +5 171 Won
Massey WAKE -4.1 (+0.9)
Massey Totals 155.7 (+15.3)
Bradley-Terry 58%
Weighted B-T 58%
Efficiency Plus ML WAKE -4.4 (+0.6) 151.7 (+19.3) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -4.3 (+0.7) 149.5 (+21.5) 70%
Baseline ML WAKE -4.5 (+0.5) 149.9 (+21.1) 75%
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -4.6 (+0.4) 150.7 (+20.3) 73%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2024 WAKE 8171 SYR
Feb 4, 2024 WAKE 9970 SYR
Mar 8, 2023 WAKE 7774 SYR
Mar 4, 2023 SYR 7263 WAKE
Jan 30, 2022 SYR 9472 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WAKE SYR
Overall 18-17 15-17
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 13-7 12-6
Away 2-7 2-7
Neutral 3-3 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 78.8 75.0
Avg Pts Against 76.9 74.2
Massey 9.4 (#62) 8.3 (#76)
Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#82) 1.38 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#81) 1.81 (#71)
RPI 0.539 (#89) 0.538 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE SYR
FG% 44.8% 46.9%
3PT% 33.8% 33.0%
REB / G 33.0 34.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.31 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 52.9%
TOV% 15.4% 16.1%
ORB% 30.0% 29.8%
FT Rate 26.4% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 17.9%
DRB% 67.1% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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